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S. O. TRUDELL.

Gas Regulator.

No. 10 7.127. Patented Sept. 6, 1870.

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SAMUEL O. TRUDELL, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

Letters Patent No. 107,127, dated September 6, 1870.

W -.AU'IOMATIC GAS-REGULATOR.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL O.ITRUDELL, of Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented a new and Improved Automatic Gas- Regulator and l'do hereby declare that the following is a full and clear description thereof, and that any one skilled in the art could make the same by retbrringto the accompanying drawings forming part of' this specification.

Figure 1 represents a vertical central section of my improved automatic gas-regulator.

This invention has for its object, to provide for a more sensitive and 'eflicient apparatus, whereby the supply of gas or other fluid will be automatically regulated in exact conformity with the demand for the same.

My invention consists chiefly in the inner chamber B and the self counterbalanced valves G and H, used in combination with the float D, liquid-chambcrE, inlet M, and outlet N. r

The object of chamber B and valve G is to prevent the pressure in thdchamher to which the outlet is connected from being sub ect to the same variations as the pressure which-controls the float D and the main valve H. For if, as in other regulations, the outlet is immediately connected with the chamber in which the float is operated, the pressure at the outlet (and in the pipes) must necessarily bethe same as in the chamber in which the float is operated, and as the float Dand valve Hare operated by an increased or diminished pressure in chamber A, consequently the pressure at the outlet and in the pipes increase and diminish in same proportion, therefore such regulators are not good regulators.

. Byrefering to my'diagrams you will-notice that my improved chamber B and valve G answer the required end, valve G effectually regulaing'the pressurebetween chamber A and the outlet N; moreover, the two valves G and H as operated, efiectually counterbalance one another.

K represents 'a vessel of cyliudricalor othersiiltable form, with central aperture M, for the admit-- tance of gas, and side apperture N, for the discharge ofthe same.

R is the air-chamber.

F is a movable lid or cover.

Eis a circular water-chamber, in which operates float D.

A is the principle gas-chamber.

B is my improved chamber and outlet.

L is the r'odconnecting float D with valves G and Having thus described my invention,

I claim as 'newand and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. Chamber B, provided with valve G and outlet 0, and used in connection with chamber A and float 1), essentially as set forth.

2. The counterbalanced valves G connection with chambers A and B, essentially and for the purposeset forth.

Such are my claims and specification-of my invention, signed by me this-30th day of May, 1870.

SAMUEL vo. TRUDELL. Witnesses y J. G. EUsTIs, A. F. ARMSTRONG.

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